Refugees
2.0 mrefugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
24,193from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Uganda
Uganda has 51 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $62 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 51 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$62.0billion88th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population51million31st of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$1,206167th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP2.0% of GDP63rd of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person0.1t207th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Uganda imports all of the oil it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, South Africa → Uganda and Zambia → Uganda as reported by the exporter | United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Zambia |
| Natural gas | Uses no gas, by this source PreliminaryEIA, 2024 | No partner data from the source | |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 97% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania |
| Maize | Low net trade | Exports 3.9% of what it produces EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Tanzania, Zambia |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 59% of the rice it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Tanzania |
| Soybeans | Low net trade | Exports 2.1% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Tanzania |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Germany, Türkiye, United Kingdom |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tanzania |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Russia, 69% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | Russia, Bulgaria, Czechia |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 46% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, South Africa, Poland |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports all of the oil it uses
Main partners: United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Zambia
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, South Africa → Uganda and Zambia → Uganda as reported by the exporter
- Natural gas
Uses no gas, by this source Preliminary
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, 2024
- WheatImports most
Imports 97% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeLow net trade
Exports 3.9% of what it produces Estimate
Main partners: Tanzania, Zambia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 59% of the rice it uses Estimate
Main partners: Tanzania
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansLow net trade
Exports 2.1% of what it produces
Main partners: Tanzania
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Germany, Türkiye, United Kingdom
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tanzania
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Russia, 69% of imports
Main partners: Russia, Bulgaria, Czechia
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 46% of imports
Main partners: China, South Africa, Poland
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Uganda’s economy produced $62 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth6.3%2025 · 25th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation3.6%2025 · 67th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment2.7%2025 · 151st of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$3.48billion2024 · 108th of 164 · World Bank
Trade43% of GDP2024 · 143rd of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$3.36billion2025 · 57th of 200 · World Bank
People
Uganda had 51 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Uganda’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman4.282023 · 19th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age16.52023 · 228th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over2.2%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Uganda emitted 6.3 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Uganda’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions6Mt2024 · 130th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person0.1t2024 · 207th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750131Mt2024 · 138th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.22023 · 138th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Uganda.
Sanctions
40entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 17, EU 11 and UK 12
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$5.06billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
6publicly known incidents affecting Uganda, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Uganda.
| GDP | $62 bn | 2025 | 88th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $1,206 | 2025 | 167th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 6.3% | 2025 | 25th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 3.6% | 2025 | 67th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 53% | 2025 | 94th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −6.6% | 2025 | 174th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −5.1% | 2025 | 141st of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 2025 | 151st of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $3.5 bn | 2024 | 108th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 43% | 2024 | 143rd of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $3.4 bn | 2025 | 57th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 2.7% | 2024 | 70th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 51 m | 2025 | 31st of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 49 m | 2023 | 31st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 4.28 | 2023 | 19th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 16.5 | 2023 | 228th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 68.3 | 2023 | 185th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 24,193 | 2025 | 61st of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 2.0 m | 2025 | 5th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 38.4 | 2025 | 15th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 100th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 44 kb/d | 2024 | 113th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 97th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.0 bcm | 2024 | 126th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 6 TWh | 2024 | 124th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 97% | 2024 | 14th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 2.9% | 2024 | 124th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 92nd of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.8 Mt | 2024 | 53rd of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 5.0 Mt | 2024 | 25th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 112th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 58th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 47th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 35th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 81st of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 101st of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 112th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 6 Mt | 2024 | 130th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 0.1 t | 2024 | 207th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 131 Mt | 2024 | 138th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 41% | 2023 | 36th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.2 | 2023 | 138th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 35% | 2023 | 54th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 2.0% | 2025 | 63rd of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $1.3 bn | 2025 | 76th of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 4 | 2025 | 54th of 61 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 2 TIV m | 2025 | 101st of 108 | SIPRI |
| People using the internet | 8.9% | 2024 | 181st of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $48 m | 2024 | 115th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 1.9% | 2024 | 128th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 40 | 2026 | 66th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $37 m | 2021 | 63rd of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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